Fence-post.



A. B. CAMDEN.

FENCE POST.

Patented J an. 20, 1914.

APPLIGATION PILED' JUNE 26, 1913.

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ANDREV J l3. CAM'IDEN, OF IDABEL, GRLAHOMA. ASSIGNOR OF UNE-IiiiALF TOJAIvIES W. GEORGE. IDABEL. ()KLAHOJNI/L FENCE-P9855.

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is invention relates to irn'proveiomits in s i and sin obi thereof theprov'sion of :1 post in tin-h improved fasten devices are provided tosecure the wires {.5 Another object of this invention is the 5 ision of:1 cement fence post which is provided \xiih ii line-21m the forwardface of the post, the post izn ring: tu ular metallic member embedded 2c:ierein within the channel, the tube having v rring more particularly tothe d awing, the mimicral l dcsignnti'in :1 cement or other suitable comiiosition post, the post having a longitudinal channel 2 formed thereinadjacent its lower face and a slot 3 formed in. the face of the post andeonn innnicating with the channel 2. A metallic e 4 is embedded in thepost, the intermediate. portion of the 'plate being folded upon it it,the folded or doubled portion of the plate being bent medially andoffset laterally as. at 5, to afford a reinforcing wing of donhle plywhereby to strengthen the post. plate are bent to form a tube (3 whichis elongated and rectangular in cross section end is disposed within thechannel 2 in the iv of ,lil-irtfurtnin and 'iiate longitudinal channel:id

nation of Letters Patent.

The opposite edge portions of the izzicnted Jan. 20. 1914.

post, and the tree longitudinal edges of the plate are oli'set from thetuhulzir portion and ext nd outwardly at 7, and are spaced apart anddisposed Within the slot 3 of the post to protect and strengthen thewells thereof.

l zlSlehi'fig devices are slidably disposed within the tube (5 thefastening devices each eompris' r :1. single length of spring Wire whichis curved intern'iediate of. its ends to form oppositely extending loops9. the ends of the Wire being twisted around the medial portion oi" theloops as at 10, and extending through the slot The Wires of a fence areadapted to be disposed between the extremities of the wires ofthefastening devices 8, whereupon the extremities are twisted as at 11 tosecurely maintainthe Wires of the fence in position upon the post.

In Fig. of the drawing, I have illustrated a slightly modified form ofmy device, in which the cement post 12 is formed with a circularlongitudinal channel 13, and a slot 14 is formed in the post and communicating with the channel 13. A. metalliticylinder 15 is mounted inthe channel in the post, the cylinder being formed with a slot 16'communicating with the slot 14 in the post whereby the free ends 17 ofannular fastening devices l8 may project from the post to engage thewires of a fence While the constri'letion illustrated is the preferredembodiment of my invention, it will of course be understood that themetallic cylinders may be used as posts without the casing of cement orother compositirms or they be embedded in cement bases and used inconnection with the fastening devices illustrated.

Preferably, the inner Wall of the plate 4 is transversely corrugated, asindicated at 4'. in Figs. 1 and 2 so as to prevent the in testimonywhereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW B. CAMDEN.

longitudinal center to afford a wing of l double ply and having itsmarginal portions offset to form a tubular element and its extrememarginal portions extended from the 6 tubular element in parallel spacedrelation, Witnesses:

the Wing being angularly disposed trans A. A. GEBHARDT, versely. E. H.THOMAS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0."

